Five Alive : stresshttp://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/fivealive/archive/tags/stress/default.aspxTags: stressenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)"On Nature" updatehttp://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/fivealive/archive/2008/01/21/quot-on-nature-quot-update.aspxMon, 21 Jan 2008 20:54:00 GMTf44090d1-a969-42dd-bc2f-08ef65ab6445:3071Romo0http://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/fivealive/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=3071http://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/fivealive/archive/2008/01/21/quot-on-nature-quot-update.aspx#comments<p>Well, I never found either of the stories I originally read about Jackson Pollack and the use of fractals in his art. But, I did find an article in which the author of the study talks about his research (http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2004/11/24/News/Fractals.Reveal.Mysterious.Links.Between.Stress.And.Art-1968806.shtml), and another article questioning some of the methodology used by the author (http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070224/bob9.asp).<br /><br />Seems there&#39;s no consensus on what qualifies as a fractal. The main question seems to be over what range the pattern needs to repeat to qualify as fractal. While Taylors work was consistent with that of many other peer-reviewed papers, some believe the term should be reserved for patterns that appear over an even greater number of orders of magnitude. Not to cop out on this, but I just don&#39;t know enough about the topic to weigh in on that. But I will say, fractal or not, the criticisms I found were over the application of the term &quot;fractal,&quot; not over whether people seem to have a prop<strong><span class="CommonTextButtonBig">Publish</span></strong>ensity for the frequencies of fractals that occur in nature. <br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /><br /><br />&nbsp;</p><img src="http://www.blogiversity.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3071" width="1" height="1">artnaturepsychologyinterdisciplinary studiesstressFive AliveFive foods that can help reduce stresshttp://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/fivealive/archive/2008/01/16/five-foods-that-reduce-your-stress-levels.aspxWed, 16 Jan 2008 23:06:00 GMTf44090d1-a969-42dd-bc2f-08ef65ab6445:3049Romo0http://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/fivealive/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=3049http://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/fivealive/archive/2008/01/16/five-foods-that-reduce-your-stress-levels.aspx#comments<p>Black tea--counteracts the stress hormone cortisol in blood stream</p><p>Nuts--high in tryptophan and magnesium, necessary for production of serotonin<br /></p><p>Oats--to boost seotonin levels<br /></p><p>Bananas--high in potassium, to increase feelings of well-being<br /></p><p>Brown rice--high in b vitamins, essential for good nerve functioning<br />&nbsp;<br />These are just five of the many healthy food choices that, when incorporated into a healthy diet on a regular basis, can work to ward off stress.<br />&nbsp;</p><img src="http://www.blogiversity.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3049" width="1" height="1">healthfoodstress